âAlright.â Mr. Brodie was awam that the old geezer was ready to make tracks, so he respectfully accepted. His attitude, though, was as if he was ready to give someone the boot Serena didnât expect Phillip to do a 180 on her after he met Arabella. She was beyond embarrassed.
Even though the old man asked Mr. Brodie to show her around, she was too mortified to stick around, her face burning up.
Arabella, that country bumpkin, must be a regular troublemaker. How could she possibly have won Gramps over?!
What was her secret? How did she manage to get his approval in such a short time?
âSince Grandpa is tied up with stuff, Iâll drop by another dayâ Serena stood up, leaving the gifts behind, âPlease, Mr. Brodie, pass these things to Gramps.â
âThe doc said he doesnât need any tonics, and these things wonât be of any use to him.â Mr. Brodie replied respectfully. âMiss Serena, please take them back and give them to your own parentsâ
âTake Serenaâs stuff to the car Brodie knew why she was here today. Wasnât it because she still had the hots for the young master, hoping to be the daughterâinâlaw of the McMillian family?
Unfortunately, the young masterâs got eyes only for Ms. Bella now, and the old man was quite taken with Ms. Bella too.
She wanted to muscle in? That was wishful thinking!
On the other side, Arabella finished her work and called Louisa on her phone, âMom, donât bother making dinner for me tonightâ
Before she even explained why, Louisa happily said, âI know, I know! Phillip called me earlier. Heâs getting discharged today and he wants you to have dinner with him.â
Arabella was surprised that Gramps had personally called her mom to relay such a small matter, and she felt warm inside 1 also heard from Gramps that you once saved him! Although he didnât go into details, he couldnât stop singing your praises in that 10âminute phone call. Heâs very pleased with you, his granddaughterâinâ
law!â Louisa said.
Arabella was taken aback that Gramps had brought up that incident. Good thing Gramps didnât mention the details of the rescueâ¦..
âDear Bella, how come Mom didnât know you were a lifesaver? Youâre amazing!â Louisa said While Louisa was very happy, she also felt that the Murphy family didnât appreciate Arabella enough.
They had such a wonderful, obedient, and sensible child, but they didnât appreciate her and even put her personal information on a missing personâs website.
Unbelievable!
âHave a good time with Gramps tonight.â Louisa said a few more words before reluctantly hanging up.
Just as Serena got home, she heard the news and asked in shock, âDid my sister save Phillip before?â
âYeah! I only found out from Phillip himself! I canât believe Bella is so modest!â Louisa was beyond pleased with her daughter. Bella was satisfactory in every way and becoming more and more likable Serena thought to herself, it must have been when Gramps was sick and Arabella happened to be passing by and saved him with CPR. That was how she won Phillipâs heart? She knew CPR too! It was not rocket science! It was in the textbooks on how to do it!
What a pity, she didnât get the chance to show her excellent self in front of Grandpa Phillip. If she had such an opportunity, Grandpa Phillipâs affection wouldnât have shifted to that country girl!
As dusk fell Phillip was standing at the door, craning his neck. Finally, he saw two familiar figures.
Romeo was holding Arabellaâs hand as they got out of the car. That affectionate scene made the comers of Phillipâs mouth curl up. âBella, youâre finally here! Are you tired from work? Did you have a hard day? Come insideâ